Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Flamingo Square!
This square would work great as a washcloth or dishcloth , or you could put it together with some of the other squares to make an afghan.
Size and Materials
Size depends on yarn and needle size used:
With DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 4 mm (US 6, UK 8) knitting needles, finished squares are approximately 22 cm x 22 cm (8.5 inches x 8.5 inches)
With Worsted Weight yarn and and 4.5 mm knitting needles (US size 7, UK size 7) finished square is approximately 26 cm x 26 cm (10 inches x 10 inches)
Any sized needle and yarn can be used (please refer to yarn label for recommended needle size), however different needle and yarn sizes will produce different sized squares, so if you plan to make an afghan or a set of these it is best to use the same needle size and yarn for each square.
Chart Instructions
On Right Side: Knit white squares and purl black dots
On Wrong Side: Purl white squares and knit black dots
Cast on 45 stitches and start at bottom left hand corner of chart with a wrong side row.
Written Instructions
Cast on 45
Work 7 rows of (K1,P1) to last stitch, K1
Row 8: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 9 and All Odd Numbered Rows: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P35, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 10: K1, P1, K1, P1, K17, P3, K17, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K17, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P4, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P3, K1, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P3, K3, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P3, K5, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K6, P3, K3, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K7, P3, K1, P2, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P3, K3, P11, K16, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P20, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P22, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P22, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P22, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P18, K1, P3, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P16, K3, P2, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K12, P11, K4, P3, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K26, P3, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K25, P2, K3, P1, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K24, P2, K4, P2, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K23, P2, K4, P3, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K23, P9, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K24, P7, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K26, P4, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 56: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Rows 57-63: Work 7 rows of (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1
Cast off, weave in ends and block.
Thank you for another fantastic pattern, you really are a star! I have just made a donation to Zoos Victoria as a gesture of my thanks for all your hard work. I have been using your patterns to make a blanket for my daughter and her Australian husband’s first baby due in September. I’m trying to use relevant animals, for example kangaroo, koala and emu. Would love to also include their first childhood pets which are a guinea pig and German shepherd or Dingo. Know you get lots of requests for patterns so quite understand if this is not possible. Thanks again.
With best regards,
Caroline
Hi Caroline, thank you so much. I will add those animals to my list to make 😊
Thats fantastic, many thanks.
With best regards
Caroline
Thank you again. Love your animal squares!
I am going to try to put this pattern into a baby bib for a friend. It will be my first time knitting a baby’s bib so it should be interesting.
I am a blind user copying your squares. I was wondering how many there are?
I just counted the up – theres 162 plus the alphabet and numbers! You can find them all here https://daisyandstorm.com/category/afghan-square/